holler

See also: Holler

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo. Possibly derived from the Irish Gaelic oll-bhúir, pronounced h-oll-oor, meaning a terrific yell, a great roar. [1]

Noun

holler (plural hollers)

  1. A yell, shout.
    I heard a holler from over the fence.
  2. By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.
    If you need anything, just give me a holler.
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Verb

holler (third-person singular simple present hollers, present participle hollering, simple past and past participle hollered)

  1. (intransitive) To yell or shout.
    You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.
  2. (transitive) To call out one or more words
  3. To complain, gripe
Synonyms
  • shout
  • See also Thesaurus:shout
  • See also Thesaurus:complain
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References

  1. ↑ Cassidy, D: "How the Irish invented Slang", page 179, CounterPunch Press, 2007, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Variation of hollow.

Noun

holler (plural hollers)

  1. (Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow (small valley between mountains).

Adjective

holler (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal, especially Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow.
    the holler tree

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

holler c (plural hollers, diminutive hollertje n)

  1. A (hurried) runner

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Adjective

holler

  1. Comparative form of hol
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